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Language and Sustainable Development

Humphrey Tonkin editor Lisa J McEntee-Atalianis editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:4th Mar '23

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This book addresses the importance of language in matters of sustainability and incorporating such concerns in implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable language policy must aim to include all groups, including language minorities and marginalized populations, such as refugees and aid recipients, in conditions that allow for their inclusion in making and implementing policy. The book brings together nine studies covering such topics as language and digital resources, sustainable and inclusive multilingual education, national language policy, and language in peacekeeping operations. A final chapter addresses the crucial intersection between sociolinguistics and economics, and the implications of this for development and the SDGs.

“Language and Sustainable Development (LSD) provides a timely, detailed, and evidence-informed response. The book also presents substantial evidence to comment on the relationship between language and development from a global perspective. The achievement of these dual goals marks the volume’s noteworthy contribution to language-development  scholarship. ...  Contributed by a group of leading scholars, LSD is the product of expertise and experience from global, regional, and national contexts.” (M. Obaidul Hamid, Language Policy, Vol. 23 (1), 2024)

ISBN: 9783031249174

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201 pages

2023 ed.